Essential Oils for Mindfulness and Meditation

Relax, Replenish, and Rejuvenate

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

A hands-on guide showing how essential oils can support and enhance meditative and mindful practices.For millennia, the spiritual power of odor--such as from incense or frankincense--has been used to symbolize intention, stimulate awareness of our spiritual self, and accentuate rite and ritual. Drawing on this power, as well as their healing qualities, essential oils can provide the perfect complement to meditation or mindfulness practice.Outlining the practice and benefits of meditation and mindfulness in combination with the use of essential oils, Heather Dawn Godfrey explains how these practices hone and sustain a conscious awareness of “being” in the present moment, focusing attention on what you are sensually experiencing and leaving no space for regrets, traumas, fears, anxiety, or anticipation. Providing the latest scientific research on the restorative, rehabilitative, and psycho-emotional healing effects of essential oils, she explains how the sensory experience of odors can immediately draw your attention to the present moment, trigger a specific state of consciousness, such as a deeper meditative state, or offer a way to regain composure quickly when dealing with life’s ups and downs. Explaining methods to incorporate essential oils into your practice, Godfrey introduces readers to the “Gem” essential oils--a group of oils specifically selected for attaining and maintaining a state of mindfulness, as well as a broad spectrum of therapeutic properties--and she provides an easy-to-follow chart to help you select the oil that is right for you. Offering a hands-on practical guide to integrating essential oils into mindful and meditative practice, the author shows how each of us has the ability to self-generate a calm, tranquil, and worry-free state of mind.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-12-13
Mått:152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt:288 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:160
Förlag:Inner Traditions Bear and Company
ISBN:9781620557624

Utforska kategorier

Alternativa terapier, healing och hälsa inom Ande, kropp och själ

Mer om författaren

Heather Dawn Godfrey, PGCE, BSc, is an aromatherapist, fellow of the International Federation of Aromatherapists, and an aromatherapy teacher. She has published a number of articles and research papers exploring the benefits of essential oils, such as how they can be applied in the management of ADHD. She lives in Lyme Regis, Dorset, UK.

Recensioner i media

“There is a unique way to enhance psychological well-being waiting to be explored. This book tells you how meditation and aromatherapy, classic tools for modifying the mind, can work together to maintain a state of calm and insight. Familiar oils like rose and frankincense add serenity and inspiration to the practice of mindfulness meditation. Diffusing an essential oil during meditation practice can even return your awareness to that meditative mode if you smell the aromatic oil again later. The author is an aromatherapist who not only uses essential oils professionally but also conducts research into the effects of these powerful plant ingredients. The reader will find out how knowledge of traditional practice and subjective experience, backed by scientific evidence, is an ideal path for discovery; how mindfulness meditation and essential oil inhalation relieve anxiety or calm the mind, as explained from the perspectives of ancient history, religious practices, and modern complementary medical practice. Scientific studies involving human subjects and essential oils tested in laboratory models are described in easy-to-digest detail that adds value and validity. Advice on how to use the pure essential oils comes with a thorough briefing on dose and safety--a prerequisite for these concentrated and potent plant extracts. In passing, learning about the many everyday food, drink, and cosmetic products that contain essential oils is an eye-opener on the hidden influences on the mind and body. This book is bound to have a long-lasting impact on both meditation and aromatherapy practices, thanks to its inspired author, Heather Dawn Godfrey.”

Innehållsförteckning

Preface Acknowledgments Introduction Coming into the Now with Mindfulness, Meditation, and Essential Oils 1 What Is Mindfulness? Why and How to Make It Part of Your Life 2 Essential Oils as Meditation Companions The Science of Their Use 3 Applying Essential Oils Safety Guidelines and Indications for Eight Therapeutic Application Methods 4 Complementary Wellness Techniques Relaxation, Exercise, and Nutrition Conclusion Entering into Your Own Voyage of Discovery Notes Bibliography Index About the Author